But hold on a moment! A New Year is not the time to talk doom and gloom - there is enough of that when we look out our windows on a cold January morning. So let's think about the positives.
The Tickell review of the Early Years Foundation Stage is progressing and might have some quite positive things to say, such as: let's keep the basic format, let's see if we can pare down some of the jargon and the bureaucracy and try to address some of the assessment and transition issues, otherwise let's give it time to embed, after all it's only two years old. This, to me, seems eminently sensible and I am delighted that academics and practitioners alike are trying to ensure that the idea of a new, slimline version of EYFS is workable, by adopting a collaborative approach to achieve this.
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